For the 27th consecutive year, Norma’s Cafe will be serving free Thanksgiving dinner, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, at their Oak Cliff location (1123 West Davis Street in Dallas). While they don’t say anything about who the meal is for (in fact, they explicitly state it’s for anyone who comes), we suspect it’s meant more for people in need than anyone else, so if that’s you and your family, we suggest you show up early and enjoy the holiday and Norma’s hospitality.
Month: November 2015 (Page 2 of 3)
Thursday November 19th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL CARBONATED BEVERAGE WITH CAFFEINE DAY!
Gus’s Fried Chicken Hits Knoxville TN Early 2016
Gus’s Fried Chicken, which began life in the 1950s in the small town of Mason, Tennessee, northeast of Memphis, will be opening their 13th store early next year in Knoxville, TN. That’s not all for the spicy-crusted bird that many folks put on their top-ten lists. By early 2016 there should also be new stores in Los Angeles, Detroit, Fort Worth, and Kansas City (where it will face especially stiff competition). Future stores are in the works for St. Louis and Philadelphia.
Wednesday November 18th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL VICHYSSOISE DAY!
Holiday Shakes Have Arrived at Shake Shack!
Many folks have a serious problem with any sign of Christmas that shows itself before the day after Thanksgiving. (That includes half of us: Sue decries the early arrival of mistletoe and Ho-Ho-Ho!, while Bruce thinks she’s displaying too Grinchly an attitude. He’s content with the thought that Thanksgiving is a great, mid-Christmas-season feast.) We doubt, however, that anyone will complain about the appearance yesterday of three new holiday shakes at Shake Shacks across the country. (Holiday shakes, not Christmas shakes? Quitcher bellyakin – we don’t want to hear it!) Continue reading
Tuesday November 17th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL BAKLAVA DAY!
Gino’s East Dallas Debut on Thursday
The first Dallas area branch of the Chicago deep dish pizza chain Gino’s East arrived earlier this year in Arlington. This Thursday, November 19th, will see the opening of the first Gino’s East in Dallas proper, at 10310 Lombardy Lane. This will be the seventh Texas Gino’s East. Other branches can be found near Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. Like the other Texas Gino’s, we expect this one will be serving their unique BBQ Brisket Za filled with BBQ brisket, caramelized onions, and roasted peppers.
Monday November 16th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL FAST FOOD DAY!
Grimaldi’s Bringing Coal-Oven Pizza to Tennessee
Brooklyn, NY coal-oven pizza specialist Grimaldi’s has been expanding like mad across the U.S. This year’s new openings in Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina bring the total number of Grimaldi’s to 39. And the expansion hasn’t slowed: they’ve just announced their first Tennessee store, in the Memphis suburb of Germantown in the Saddle Creek center. If there isn’t yet a Grimaldi’s in your vicinity rest assured there probably will be before too long.
Sunday November 15th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL RAISIN BRAN CEREAL DAY!
Nashville’s Arnold’s Country Kitchen Expanding and Opening 2nd Spot
Arnold’s Country Kitchen of Nashville, the popular meat-and-three cafeteria open for lunch only, Monday through Friday, will be undergoing two major changes in the near future. First of all, sometime next month, a second location will open in the Green Hills section of Nashville, at 2209 Abbott Martin Road (in a former location of Sylvan Park Restaurant, another Nashville favorite of ours). They plan to start off with table service, with the same menu as the downtown cafeteria. They’re leaving open the possibility of later switching to cafeteria service.
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Saturday November 14th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL PICKLE DAY!
Charlotte NC’s Food Truck Friday Moving, Cloning
Today, from 5 until 9 p.m., marks the final Food Truck Friday of the year in Charlotte, NC. What started about four years ago with a few trucks has maxed out at 14 food trucks and a secure place in the hearts and stomachs of Charlotte residents. The food trucks have gathered in a lot at the corner of West Park and South Tryon, in the Historic South End neighborhood, since the beginning, but the property has been sold and development is about to begin, requiring a change of venue. Continue reading
Friday November 13th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL INDIAN PUDDING DAY!
The fourth Thursday of November is rapidly approaching, and everyone knows what that means: the annual Chitlin’ Strut is almost upon us! Saturday, November 28, 2015 will see the 50th Annual Chitlin’ Strut in Salley, South Carolina, and the day promises to be loads of fun. The festival kicks off at 7:00 a.m. with a pancake breakfast. Even better, from 8:00 a.m. on, chitlin’ plates are available for the very reasonable price of $10. You can have yours fried OR boiled. Continue reading
Thursday November 12th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL PIZZA WITH EVERYTHING (EXCEPT ANCHOVIES) DAY!
Voss’ Bar-B-Q, Yorkville NY
REVIEW
“Barbecue” is very popular in parts of upstate New York, but the barbecue to which we refer is nothing like what you’ll find throughout America’s Barbecue Belt. This Q is not smoked, and consists of chopped pork or chicken, or roast beef, in a barbecue sauce, on a hamburger bun. At Voss the meat is always sliced, not chopped, and the flaps are piled on the bun, then topped with the sauce. The sandwiches are mellow and enjoyable, and a real taste of upstate NY. Continue reading
Wednesday November 11th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL SUNDAE DAY!
Fire Temporarily Closes Always-Open Johnson’s Corner
Firefighters responded to an alarm Sunday evening at the always-open, since 1952, truck stop restaurant legend (for their immense iced cinnamon rolls) Johnson’s Corner of Loveland, Colorado. The kitchen fire was small and easily extinguished but, unfortunately, it also set off the restaurant’s chemical fire suppression system. They had to close the place down until it could be thoroughly cleaned, and inspected by the health department. Johnson’s Corner managed to reopen Monday at 12:30 p.m. While they were closed, employees were stationed in front of the restaurant turning customers away and giving out free cinnamon rolls!
Tuesday November 10th 2015
HAPPY NATIONAL VANILLA CUPCAKE DAY!
